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In this workshop you will discuss the basic principles of Problem Based Learning. Discussions will include advantages and disadvantages of PBL and some areas of curriculum development, problem writing and tutor training.

At the completion of this workshop you should be able to:

Have you ever wanted to create and publish opportunities for students to review unit materials independently through online activities such as crosswords, self tests, flashcards and hang man?

If so, then you will fine using StudyMate to create and publish LMS activities an innovative (...)

Students' opinions and perceptions of anonymous assessment seem pitted again most faculties' practices and rationales

To resolve the stale-mate, FAHSS is leading the way to an open dialogue. This involves a panel discussion, as part of the Faculty's Teaching and Learning Month's (...)

May is Teaching and Learning Month at UWA.

Teaching and Learning Month is all about discovering, discussing, pursuing, celebrating and valuing excellence in teaching and learning at UWA.

The theme of Teaching and Learning Month 2009 is ‘Engaging Students Through the (...)

This workshop is a follow-up to An Introduction to Problem-Based Learning.

This workshop is recommended to those implementing PBL activities into their teaching as it addresses some of the specific considerations, particularly related to group work, that are likely to arise.

Intended audience: UWA staff who are advanced users of UWA's LMS and interested in learning the tips and tricks to mastering the LMS Grade Book.

Have you ever wanted to manage student access and grades in one central location?

If so, then youwill find it invaluable to be able (...)

Professor Larry Michaelsen has pioneered Team Based Learning (TBL), a comprehensive small-group based instructional process that is now used in over 80 academic disciplines worldwide.

Team-based learning increases individual and group engagement in class and encourages students to take (...)

This ceremony represents an opportunity for UWA to recognise excellent teachers from across the University. 2008 Faculty Teaching Award winners will be acknowledged; the University Excellence in Teaching Award winners announced, along with the Distinguished Teaching and Learning Award for Schools (...)

Unfortunately this event has been cancelled.



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As Health Professionals, we deliver health care in multidisciplinary teams so inter-professional practice is inevitable. Inter-Professional Education (IPE) may promote effective collaboration to deliver (...)

Picture this! It’s 2020 and at UWA the new course structure has been operating for eight years. Several cohorts of undergraduates have completed one of the university’s new courses and even some Masters and postgraduate coursework students have graduated. It’s time for a review! Prof. Don Markwell (...)

LIWA is this week launching the first in a regular series of one-hour lunchtime lectures for anyone involved or interested in medical research.

The series kicks off next Monday 25 May at 12.30pm in the WAIMR Seminar Room (Ground Floor B Block). First up with the series is Professor (...)

LIWA is pleased to present Prof. George Yeoh from WAIMR spealking on Liver progenitor cells - Good cells or bad cells?

Have you ever wanted to know what your student are really doing in your LMS unit?

If so, then youwill find it invaluable to be able to use the LMS Student Tracking feature and interpret the results effectively.

This seminar will provide a demonstration and opportunities to (...)

In 2007 the Law School completed plans for a new three year Law Degree. Under the University's curriculum reform proposals, this will become a postgraduate degree. Professor Peter Handford will outline the proposals, and the transition process towards the new structure. There will then be a forum (...)

The inaugural Teaching and Learning Research Colloquium is an opportunity for UWA staff to share their teaching and learning research and scholarship with their peers. The one day colloquium will include a number of parallel presentation streams to showcase the teaching and learning research and (...)

Developing students' generic skills - and particularly their ability to write and present coherently - is a priority issue across the University. This workshop will offer practical suggestions for embedding the development of communication skills across the curriculumm in all disciplines.

The students of UWA have decided to teach their lecturers and tutors a lesson with a curriculum designed to engage them in active fun. Regardless of sporting abilities and fitness levels they have prepared an active and engaging learning environment for everyone.

Sporting activities on (...)

Intended Audience: The workshop is aimed at those who already have a basic working knowledge of Powerpoint, but would like to learn to present more interesting and effective presentations.

Workshop Description: Develop engaging and effective Powerpoint presentations which help your (...)

This session aims to introduce teachers and students to the ways in which medieval and more modern maps can help, and sometimes hinder, us to read literary texts. Is it possible to 'map' literature? Do works of literature consciously or unconsciously draw upon cartography? Do we read maps and (...)

The e-learning interest group meets monthly to share knowledge, understanding and tips about online learning technologies, software and pedagogy. At the June meeting Jason Tan the technician will give a technical introduction to the Access Grid Room, and Ela Majocha will talk about how she has used (...)